G l e n d y m



G. MOODY.

Stove, Grate.

Patented May 11', 1869.

l Be it known that I, GLENDYMOODY, of Falmouth,

have invented a new and useful Improved Stove; and

' make andfuse my invention, reference being had to 1 the hinge and the slide-catch,

employed,)and suspend the said chamber in asemithe stove, or the ends of the collar may be slotted.

of moving up and down in an elongated slot. This so as to lift the said chamber from the table, and thus allow it to revolve. Thecollar is pivoted to the stovepressing downward on the lever, theother end of the collar" is elevated, and thus with it the fire-chamber.

they can be raisedand lowered by hinges attached to vice. Thc unhinged side of the grates rests on a fected by the pivot of the same projecting through GLENDY MOODY, or

FALMoUTH, MAINE.

Letters Patent No. 89,88 0', dated May 11, 1869.

REVOLVING GRATB IN HEATING-STOVES.

Tocll ibhom it may concern:

in the county. of Cumberland, and State of Maine,

I hereby declare the. following b01163, full,.clear, and exact description thereof, whichwill enable'others to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this-specification, in which- 1 Figure 1. is" a sectional elevation of my improvement, showing the fire-chamber, lever, and'semi-collar. Figure 2 is a not plan'ofone'of thegrates, showing 'My invention relates to an :arrangementof grates for a stove or other fire-place, by which the fire-cham ber is rendered, reversible. I construct the fire-chamher of acylindrical form, (or 'any other form may be collar, by pivots, attached to the chamber, passing through holes in the collar, and then into the walls of The chamber-pivotsthat enter the stove-wall, or outer circumference, rest in elongated slots. The bottom of the fire-chamber rests on a table, which is open at the centre, or under the said chamber; The semi-collar has attached to it an arm, or lever, which projects through the stove-wall to the outside, and is capable lever raises the semi-collar, and with it the chamber;

walls. between the lever just alluded to and the pivots of the fire-chamber, so that by pressing downward the end of the collar toward the lever, which is done'by The walls of this chamber are solid. It has two grates, one at each end. These grates are hinged, so that the edge of the chamber. These hinges are long, and reach to the centre-of the grates, and are so, pivoted as toallow a circular motion in horizontal planes, for the purpose of shaking out the residuum of the fuel after being burned. They are fastened and prevented from opening by aslide-catch or other convenient desinall shelf or flange. 1 The revolution or reversing of the chamber is cfthe wall of the stove, and having a square end, to which a handle-or removable crank with a square hole is applied. r i

a shows the fire-chamber.

b, the outer stove-walls.

,d, the hinges. f, the pivots of said hinges. I

g, the shelves or flanges. j

h, the catch, to fasten the grates. 'i, the pivot of the chamber.

j, the semi-collar. M

The Schedule referred to in these'lletters Patent and making part Of t e S mek, its pivots.

l, the lever.

on, its elongated slot. n, the elongated slot of the chamber-pivot. j o, the table. p, the hole in the same.

The chamber may he placed in a stove, as illustrated.

The operation of my invention may be described I thus:

When it is desired to kindle a fire, first put into the fire-chamber a quantity of coal, the lower grate being already secured in its place, on the top of which put the kindling-matter, charcoal or wood, and on the top of this put shavings or other light combustiblematter, apply the fire, and secure the grate in its proper position;' then, by means of the semi-collar and lever,

raise the fire-chamber from its table,-apply the crank 1 it, and reverse the fire-chamber as before, always turning the grate at the top 01f into the hack of the stove.

The result is that thefresh coal is at the bottom, and

the gas which is emitted from it is obliged to pass up through the thoroughly-ignited coal, being thereby entirely consumed. The draught is also perfect, from the reason that it is not checked by fine coal and noncombustible matter settling upon the lower grate, these' being upon the top of the fire, from which the worthless substances, such as clinkers, shale, 8m, may be easily removed. 3

Some of the advantages of i this arrangement are these:

The necessity of ever sifting coal is entirely obviated; all of the coal is consumed, the grates being so formed as to allow none to pass through; the gases are more completely consumed, thereby rendering the air of the room more pure; and a fresh fire may be had at anytime without removing the old material. As represented in the drawing, the door of th stove, or outer envelope, opens directly on to the top of the fire-chamber.

I do not claim revolving grates; but What I i do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The improved stove made and to be operated-as I herein described, and having the devices herein shown,

all asset forth.- a I l GLENDY MOODY.

Witnesses:

' G. H. OHADWIOK,

jimmy O. Hoo's'ron. 

